ND-0689 · 2007 · Other
Effect of insulating existing houses on health inequality: cluster randomised study in the community
Howden-Chapman P, Matheson A, Crane J, et al. BMJ. 2007.
doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39070.573032.80 · Finding checked against the abstract
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What the source reports
In a cluster randomised trial of 1,350 low-income New Zealand households, insulation halved the odds of fair or poor self-rated health (OR 0.50) and reduced wheezing, while energy use fell to 81% of that in uninsulated homes.
Design questions and applications
Retrofit insulation.
Field
Housing and health
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card howden-chapman-2007-insulation) on 2026-11-09; the card finding was rewritten from the abstract. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.